04-17-2014, 07:18 PM
Good work, Mimosa! Seems a pono way of life!
Oh, Dayna, to pluck ducks easier, squirt them with dish washing soap before putting them in the hot water. They have oil on them which keeps the hot water from getting to the skin and relaxing the feathers so they can be easily pulled out. If you use either soapy hot water or put soap on the duck then the hot water will penetrate and you'll be able to pluck them as easy as chickens.
Another method is to pluck them before the body heat dissipates, but that's a real short time frame.
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Kurt Wilson
Oh, Dayna, to pluck ducks easier, squirt them with dish washing soap before putting them in the hot water. They have oil on them which keeps the hot water from getting to the skin and relaxing the feathers so they can be easily pulled out. If you use either soapy hot water or put soap on the duck then the hot water will penetrate and you'll be able to pluck them as easy as chickens.
Another method is to pluck them before the body heat dissipates, but that's a real short time frame.
Kurt Wilson
Kurt Wilson